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Statistical  Consulting  and  Research  Software  Support Wednesday, October 2, 2019 2:00pm – 3:00pm Kent Student Center

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Statistical Consulting and Research Software Support

Wednesday, October 2, 20192:00pm – 3:00pmKent Student Center

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In this presentation

Software available to Kent State graduate students at no charge or at a discount

Statistical software Qualitative data analysis software Online surveys

About the Statistical Consulting service

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Software for ResearchSoftware for quantitative, qualitative, and survey research

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What software can I get for my research?

As a current Kent State student, you are able to obtain a license for certain data analysis software packages for free or at a discounted price

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Statistical software at KSU

Free for students JMP/JMP Pro – Statistical software SAS and SAS University Edition – Statistical software R and RStudio – Statistical software  GPower – Statistical power analysis and sample size calculation

Discounted for students SPSS Statistics – Statistical software Stata – Statistical software

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Qualitative software at KSU

Free for students NVivo 12 –Qualitative data analysis

Discounted for students Dedoose –Qualitative data analysis (browser‐based platform) (Not officially supported by the university)

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Survey software at KSU

Free for students Qualtrics –Online survey data collection and analysis

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NVivo

Current version:NVivo 12 (Pro)

Used for:Qualitative and mixed‐methods research

OS:Windows and Mac

Cost:Current students and faculty can obtain a license at no charge

How to obtain: Request license through software.kent.edu; you will be instructed to install the free 14‐day trial through QSR International’s website

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Qualtrics

Used for:Creating and distributing online surveys

OS: Access from any computer with internet access

Cost: Free for all current Kent State faculty, staff, and students

Used for different purposes including market research, customer satisfaction and loyalty, product and concept testing, employee evaluations and website feedback.

How to obtain: Login at kent.qualtrics.com

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SPSS Statistics

Current version: SPSS Statistics 26 (24 and 25 also available)

Used for:General‐purpose statistical data analysis

OS:Windows and Mac

Cost:  University‐owned computers: Free to install or use on public computers

Personal computers: Purchase for personal computer through kent.onthehub.com; approximately $60‐$100 depending on version

How to obtain: Students can purchase discounted licenses through kent.onthehub.com

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Discounted Software for Studentshttps://kent.onthehub.com/WebStore/OfferingsOfMajorVersionList.aspx?pmv=304b1dff‐5b5d‐e911‐8115‐000d3af41938&cmi_mnuMain=6fdef3d5‐795d‐e111‐8056‐f04da23e67f6&cmi_mnuMain_child=bda074c9‐795d‐e111‐8056‐f04da23e67f6&cmi_mnuMain_child_child=ed6ad73c‐7bc7‐e011‐ae14‐f04da23e67f6

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SAS Statistical Software

Current version: SAS 9.4 (SAS 9.3 also available for Windows 7 computers)

Used for:General‐purpose statistical data analysis

OS:Windows only

Cost:  University‐owned computers: Free to install Personal computers: Free to install – go to software.kent.edu

How to obtain:Download installer and license files from software.kent.edu

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SAS University Edition

What it is: A free version of the SAS software that works on Windows, Mac, or Linux computers

OS:Windows, Mac, Linux

Cost: Free

How to obtain:Download and follow instructions on: https://www.sas.com/en_us/software/university‐edition.html

Note: SAS University Edition can do a lot of what SAS can do, but it does omit some features. Check with your instructor

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JMP and JMP Pro

Current version: JMP 14 and JMP Pro 14

Used for:General‐purpose statistical data analysis; some quantitative text mining features

OS:Windows and Mac

Cost: Free for current students and faculty

How to obtain:Download from software.kent.edu

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R and RStudio

What it is: R is a free and open‐source statistical programming language RStudio is an “interactive development environment” (IDE) for R

Used for:General‐purpose statistical data analysis (and more)

OS:Windows, Mac, Linux

Cost: Free and open‐source for everyone

How to obtain:Download from cran.r‐project.org

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About Statistical ConsultingGetting help

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About Statistical Consulting

Cost: Free!

Where we’re located:University Library, Room 812

Who can use the service:Current faculty, staff, and students of Kent State

What we do:  Consulting: Meet with a statistical consultant to discuss software questions, research methods, and statistical analysis.

Instruction: We provide tailored workshops on supported software for courses and small groups.

Tutorials: We have freely accessible tutorials for SAS, SPSS, and Qualtrics online.

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About Consulting

Working on your thesis or dissertation? Meet with a statistical consultant to get advice about software, code, statistical methods, and more

Make an appointment at library.kent.edu/statconsulting

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About Workshops

The TechHelpTraining Workshop Series at the library is FREE! Sign up for workshops at training.kent.edu

We do 2‐3 workshops per semester on NVivo and Qualtrics Plus dozens of other workshops on useful software packages like Excel, Photoshop, and more!

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About Tutorials

If you want to learn at your own pace, we have online tutorials for SAS, SPSS, and Qualtrics: SAS Tutorials libguides.library.kent.edu/SAS SPSS Tutorials libguides.library.kent.edu/SPSS Qualtrics Tutorials libguides.library.kent.edu/qualtrics

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Our website

library.kent.edu/statconsulting